Attitudes of pharmacists to provision of Home Medicines Review for Indigenous Australians

Swain, Lindy; Griffits, Claire; Pont, Lisa G.; Barclay, Lesley

doi:10.1007/s11096-014-0030-y

Cited by 11 publications

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“…Data were extracted from nine controlled studies (Table 1), 20-28 34 observational or uncontrolled studies with a focus on MRPs (Table 2), [29][30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43] and other clinical, humanistic and economic outcomes (Table 3), 10,44-61 11 qualitative (including interviews and focus groups) and nine survey research studies (Table 4). 11,13,[62][63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78][79] Methodological quality of studies…”

Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical medication review in Australia: A systematic review

Jokanovic

Tan

Bosch

et al. 2016

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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Section: Resultsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Clinical medication review in Australia: A systematic review

Jokanovic

Tan

Bosch

et al. 2016

Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy

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“…37 More recently, there have been calls for pharmacists to play an integral role within AHS, particularly in the delivery of Home Medication Reviews. 37 Being more closely involved with the AHS would enable pharmacists to attain appropriate education in the cultural sensitivities required to reduce barriers to delivery of such an important service in medication management 38 , 39 and may provide a catalyst that would potentially be of benefit to such a co-ordinated approach.…”

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confidence: 99%

Chronic disease, medications and lifestyle: perceptions from a regional Victorian Aboriginal community

Deacon-Crouch¹,

Skinner²,

Connelly³

et al. 2016

Pharm Pract (Granada)

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Background:Poor medication management may contribute to the increased morbidity and mortality of Aboriginal people in Australia. Yet while there is extensive literature about the perceptions of healthcare providers on this issue, there is limited information on the perceptions of Aboriginal people themselves.Objectives:To investigate the perceptions of a group of Aboriginal people attending a Victorian regional Aboriginal Health Service (AHS) with diagnosed medical conditions requiring medications, of their lifestyle, disease management and medication usage.Methods:Data was collected through one to one in depth interviews using a semi-structured ‘yarning’ process. Twenty patients were invited to participate in the study and were interviewed by Aboriginal Health Workers in a culturally appropriate manner. The interviews were recorded and transcribed verbatim. The data were analysed using descriptive statistics.Results:Our results show that the majority of participants perceived that changes in lifestyle factors such as diet, exercise, and smoking cessation would help improve their health. Most patients reported having been counselled on their medicines, and while the majority reported adherence and acknowledgement of the efficacy of their medicines, there was a lack of clarity regarding long term maintenance on regimens. Finally, while the majority reported taking over the counter products, some did not see the need to inform their doctor about this, or chose not to.Conclusion:Chronic illness was perceived as common in families and community. Patients relied mostly on their health care professionals as sources for their drug information. Patients may have benefited from further counselling in the area of complementary and other over the counter medicines, as well as on the necessity of maintenance of regimes for chronic disease management. Finally, lifestyle changes such as dietary improvements and smoking cessation were identified as areas that may assist in improving health outcomes.

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“…Research on the attitudes of pharmacists to the provision of HMRs for Indigenous Australians suggests that improved relationships between the pharmacist and ACCHO staff would improve access to the service . Most importantly, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people recommend that tailoring and remodelling the HMR program will improve access to the service .…”

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confidence: 99%

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) pharmacist: integration into the ACCHO model of care

Braithwaite¹

2019

Pharmacy Practice and Res

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Attitudes of pharmacists to provision of Home Medicines Review for Indigenous Australians

Cited by 11 publications

References 19 publications

Clinical medication review in Australia: A systematic review

Clinical medication review in Australia: A systematic review

Chronic disease, medications and lifestyle: perceptions from a regional Victorian Aboriginal community

Aboriginal Community Controlled Health Organisation (ACCHO) pharmacist: integration into the ACCHO model of care

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